different between fratch vs ratch

English

Etymology

From Middle English fracchen (“to make a harsh or strident noise; creak”). Cognate with Scots fratch (“to quarrel”).

Noun

fratch (plural fratches)

1. (Britain) A dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl.
   • 1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times

     I ha' never had no fratch afore, sin ever I were born, wi' any o' my like; Gonnows I ha' none now that's o' my makin'.

Derived terms

• fratchety
• fratchy

Verb

fratch (third-person singular simple present fratches, present participle fratching, simple past and past participle fratched)

1. (Britain, Yorkshire) To argue, to quarrel; to fight.

References

• Middle English Dictionary, Hans Kurath, 2001, University of Michigan Press.
• Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Walter W. Skeat, 1998, Wordsworth Editions Ltd.

English

Etymology 1

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

1. Alternative form of rach

Etymology 2

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

1. Alternative form of rotche

Etymology 3

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

1. A ratchet wheel.
2. A white mark on a horse's face.

Verb

ratch (third-person singular simple present ratches, present participle ratching, simple past and past participle ratched)

1. (transitive) To stretch.
2. (transitive) To streak.
3. (intransitive) To sail by tacks.

Anagrams

• chart, trach